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DISLOCATED WORKER SERVICES

What describes a dislocated worker?

if you have been permanently laid-off, or have received a notice of termination or layoff from employment

is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation

has been laid-off or received notice of layoff due to a permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at a plant, facility or enterprise

was self-employed, including employment as a farmer but is unemployed due to economic conditions

or was homemaker and has lost your source of income

You may be eligible for a comprehensive array of services through the one-stop system.

Dislocated worker customers will be assisted in acquiring unsubsidized employment by providing them with intensive services, training services coordination (when appropriate), and related supportive services. When WIA customers are not successful in acquiring or retaining self-sufficient unsubsidized employment through core services offered at the applicable one-stop service center, they will be referred to more intensive and training services.

The intensive services will include the following:

Group counseling (when applicable);

Continual individualized counseling and career planning assistance;

Continual or on-going assessment of the WIA customer's capabilities and potential for obtaining his/her self-sufficient unsubsidized employment goals and need for supportive services;

Short-term pre-vocational services, including, but not limited to, development of learning skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and professional conduct, to prepare the individual(s) for self-sufficient unsubsidized employment or training services.

On-the-Job Training (OJT) activities allow an eligible participant who is otherwise "job ready" to learn skills for a specific occupation through demonstration and practice under actual working conditions in the private sector. This training will occur while the participant is engaged in productive, full-time work as a hired employee.

WIA Pre-Employment Occupational Certification Program
Course Objectives:
      To enhance the self confidence of individuals who are at a turning point in their lives as they encounter new, unexpected challenges.
      To provide foundational skills training for individuals who have been laid off or are otherwise unemployed in preparation for their entering rigorous academic classes at the local Technical College.
      To provide individuals with the skills they need for re-entry into the workforce (possibly in a different career).

Curriculum: (Specific modules vary with each class depending upon the needs of the individuals at that time).
   *    Orientation
   *    What it takes to succeed: The Basic Principles
   *    Getting the information you need
   *    Helping your team work
   *    Positive Responses to Change
   *    Defusing Emotionally charged situations
   *    Managing life outside work: Handling emergencies and resisting temptations
   *    Applied Math
   *    Locating Information
   *    Applied Technology
   *    Observation
   *    Reading for Information
   *    Writing
   *    Listening